Refraction portrays what you see when you look into the water to find another world—where light is bent and twisted here and there. Painted by looking directly into shallow water, the composition is built from overlapping stones whose edges soften and shift under the surface.

Warm ochres and muted blues are interrupted by thin, shimmers of the restless movement of water and light. This work emerged from sustained looking. Rather than depicting a single moment, Refraction holds many moments at once: light passing, water moving, stone remaining.

At its core, Refraction is about attentiveness to what becomes visible when we slow down. It offers a steady, meditative presence that continues to reveal itself over time.

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